There are few other strategies that are not listed here, but I would also look at city auctions, sheriff auctions and find a property that may be within the conditions/boundaries you both are looking for.  

I attend school in STJoe, MO, and I am originally from Kansas City, KS.

-Great Rental Properties in Ohio (not the city of Cleveland) that are cash flow rich.

Hey, I'm a new investor in the twin cities, I have made two offers on duplexes in Minneapolis in the past two weeks, both went with other offers so I'm still working on my first deal, aggressively :)  I move out of my apartment in March, and the plan is to house hack.  

Hi everyone,I wanted to quickly introduce myself. My name is Ebony and I am a newbie from NYC.  I have been creeping around the forum, for awhile but wanted to put myself out there and introduce myself. Due to the fac...

I would consider Kansas City a much better market for cash flowing turnkey investors now.  

How do I narrow my search to one city on the market place?

Because we are heavily invested in the area, the city is bringing in thousands of jobs, and the University of Arizona is continually expanding, we were confident that homes would appreciate substantially over the next few years.

It's a great city.

To answer your question, my units are in a major city, recently ranked #5 city in China behind the Big Four: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen.